Wikimedia Commons Looking at the establishment of Western monasticism by St. Benedict of Nursia at Montecassino, Italy, in...
Middle Ages
Madrid Codex (replica) in the Museum of the Americas, Madrid / Photo by Simon Burchell, Wikimedia Commons...
Kneeling emperor taking oath before bishop (Scene, Liturgical: Coronation, Oath). (Italy, early 14c.). Princeton University Library, Princeton...
Alnwick Castle / Photo by James*C, Creative Commons The notion that modern democracy has medieval roots was...
A 1297 copy of the Magna Carta on display in the Members’ Hall of Parliament House, Canberra, Australia / Wikimedia...
The Magna Carta (originally known as the Charter of Liberties) of 1215, written in iron gall ink on parchment...
Palatine Chapel, Creative Commons Charlemagne hailed from Aachen, where the 1743 Aix-la-Chapelle or Aachen Treaty may have created fireworks...
Waterwheel, Darley Mill Centre / Wikimedia Commons Exploring the idea that we must think of technology in much...
The symbol of the Holy Roman Empire / Wikimedia Commons The evolution of the election in the...
Did Shakespeare’s contemporaries believe in witches? Looking at witchcraft trials in the 16th century and considering their...
The medieval – and modern – Catholic practice of consecrating women as virgins who has lost their...
Edinburgh Castle / Photo by Becks, Wikimedia Commons The escheator was the local official responsible for upholding...
Allstedt Castle catching the early morning sun / Photo by Andreas Vogel, Wikimedia Commons The rules of common...
The first important transformation of English medieval design practice occurred in a military context, during the reign...
Bayeux Tapestry – Scene 23: Harold swearing oath on holy relics to William, Duke of Normandy. / Myrabella, Wikimedia Commons There...
Certain technological developments singlehandedly pushed the growth of population across the whole of the continent. By Dimitris Romeo Havlidis...
Genghis Khan had a vision to unite all the different tribes under one Mongol rule. By Hayley...
Map of the Mongol Empire [The extension of the Mongol Empire from 1206 CE to 1294 CE]....
The Great Mosque of Divriği, photograph by Avniyazici The Paulicians were seeking an area out of the...
Various statues carved on the temple walls depicting the Indian Gods in various moods. / Photo by...
Professor David Carpenter and Professor Nicholas Vincent discuss the reign of King John, the grievances of the...
Narrated by Monty Python’s Terry Jones, this animation takes you back in time to medieval England in...
Although the Vikings’ time in East Anglia was relatively brief, they made many contributions to the area’s...
They were portrayed as a sacred mission to reclaim the Holy Land – Jerusalem. However, as most...
Medieval map of Jerusalem by Konrad Grünenberg / Wikimedia Commons The Kingdom of Israel was created after the...
Image from an illuminated manuscript, the Madrid Skylitzes, showing Greek fire in use against the fleet of the rebel Thomas the...
Society has always been infatuated with dating and finding true love, especially during the Middle Ages. By Dr....
Music has played a central role in Greek Orthodox services for centuries. Nicolas Bell describes the manuscript...
Byzantine Constantinople (modern Istanbul), c.1000 CE / Wikimedia Commons Surveying the many written sources for Byzantine history. By...
Medieval Novgorod, by Apollinary Vasnetsov / Wikimedia Commons The Vikings raided, traded and settled as far afield...